Shamshad Akhtar
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development
Shamshad Akhtar said:
- macro-economic stability is a prerequisite for goals’ achievement;
- governments need to “get out of the silos mentality” to ensure integration;
- and CBDR will facilitate buy-in from all countries.
She also noted that much work remains on the Rio+20 outcomes on the institutional framework for sustainable development, including agreement on modalities for a High-level Political Forum (HLPF) within the UNGA’s 67th session.
She said the UN Task Team coordinated by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) is setting up a special committee to support work on the 30-member intergovernmental body on financing for sustainable development.